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Description
The carte de visite features a photo of a lithograph or painting depicting a seated portrait of Schuyler Colfax, an American politician from Indiana. Colfax served as the 17th Vice President of the United States and the 25th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
4 X 2 3/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product); albumen process
Inscription
recto, below print: SCHUYLER COLFAX.
Subjects
Carte de visite photographs; Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885
Work Type
albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Class
CDVs
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
934
Digital ID
FVW_00934
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.